James Harden scored 35 points and had 11 assists in the Houston Rockets' 118-103 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

In other matches, the Washington Wizards ran out 89-74 victors over the Brooklyn Nets, the New Orleans Hornets were too strong for the Atlanta Hawks 111-100, the Memphis Grizzlies downed the Golden State Warriors 99-93 and the Chicago Bulls held on for a 93-89 victory over the Utah Jazz.